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Photo Friday, No. 295

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Becky

Current Photo Friday theme: Walk The Strand in Galveston, 2011 (Click here to view larger version on black background.)

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Legacy Writing 365:132

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Becky

Love this photo of Daddy working on the riding lawn mower because: Bell bottoms! I know Mother was in the house feeling dubious about his mechanical skills. I’m sure he did not know I was lurking with a camera. There’s … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:130

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Becky

My mother, pictured here in the center, was in her mid-sixties when she volunteered as a Pink Lady (though by then they were called “Auxiliary Volunteers”) in the hospital of the small town where she was living. This might have … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:127

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Becky

May 14 is my brother David’s birthday. When the family was together recently, I got to retell one of my mother’s favorite stories. When he was about the age you see him in these pictures–a toddler–Mother put him down for … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:126

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Becky

A very happy Mother’s Day to all of you who are mothers–whether by biology, fostering, adopting, step-parenting, or acting as mother figures to those with whom you share a profound bond of love. I was fortunate to have the mother … Continue reading →

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Aaron Buchanan Cochrane

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Becky

When I decided to do the year-long legacy writing project, writing about memories inspired by photos, I knew many dates and occasions would lend themselves to specific recollections: my parents’ anniversary, certain birthdays, events related to friends. As I once … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:125

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Becky

Earlier today, I tweeted, “Ever notice there are times in your life when music feels like an enemy instead of a friend?” Then as I was looking through the photo album to which I returned Jeff’s picture (see earlier post), … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:122

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Becky

I’ve said before how fortunate I was that when I married Tom, he came with a grandmother. Her name was Louise–the middle name of my own paternal grandmother–but I always called her Grandma, like all the other grandkids and their … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:120

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Becky

More than a decade after my first husband and I divorced, after Tom and I had already lived in Houston for several years, I unpacked my old Barbies for the first time. It wasn’t until then that I realized I … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:119

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Becky

It may take a while, but I think I can manage the legacy writing entries in such a way to finish the year on time after my week-plus away. This matters to no one but me, I know, but as … Continue reading →

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